diff --git a/src/client/application/application-client.vala b/src/client/application/application-client.vala
index 6ce19ce2abd11679b1942c54e55a7e5001296de8..e6ba853319f4fd2961acb9612aaf4d0983e0ca76 100644
--- a/src/client/application/application-client.vala
+++ b/src/client/application/application-client.vala
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 
 // Defined by CMake build script.
 extern const string GETTEXT_PACKAGE;
-extern const string _APP_ID;
-extern const string _BUILD_ROOT_DIR;
-extern const string _GSETTINGS_DIR;
-extern const string _INSTALL_PREFIX;
-extern const string _NAME_SUFFIX;
+public extern const string _APP_ID;
+public extern const string _BUILD_ROOT_DIR;
+public extern const string _GSETTINGS_DIR;
+public extern const string _INSTALL_PREFIX;
+public extern const string _NAME_SUFFIX;
 extern const string _PLUGINS_DIR;
 extern const string _PROFILE;
 extern const string _REVNO;
-extern const string _SOURCE_ROOT_DIR;
-extern const string _VERSION;
+public extern const string _SOURCE_ROOT_DIR;
+public extern const string _VERSION;
 extern const string _WEB_EXTENSIONS_DIR;